Organizers at the 2016 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California invited the cheer team from Omaha South High Magnet to perform on December 27th.

A press release Tuesday said the student-athletes will join performers from across the country in the halftime show finale. The Minnesota Golden Gophers will play the Washington State Cougars that evening, aired on ESPN.

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“This is an amazing opportunity for our hard working young ladies. We only have onereturner on our squad so this shows how completely dedicated these young ladies are to being the best that they can be. These young ladies to not have the means to pay for this trip themselves and are depending on help from the public. This trip means so much to the cheerleaders in so many ways,” said coach Ellen Augustine.

The team will fly to San Diego ahead of the bowl game for rehearsals and sight-seeing.